Population Growth by Metropolitan Area Population Growth in Florida Metropolitan Areas (2000-2006)

Population Growth by Metropolitan Area Population Growth in Florida Metropolitan Areas (2000-2006)

MSA/City/County 2006 2000 Percent Population Census Change

Cape Coral-Fort Myers 585,608 440,888 32.8%

Naples-Marco Island 326,658 251,377 29.9%

(Collier)

Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce 401,960 319,426 25.8%

(Martin, St. Lucie)

Orlando 2,032,877 1,644,563 23.6%

(Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole)

Ocala 315,074 258,916 21.7%

(Marion)

Vero Beach 135,262 112,947 19.8%

Jacksonville 1,314,619 1,122,750 17.1%

(Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns)

Lakeland 565,049 483,924 16.8%

(Polk)

Sarasota-Brandenton-Venice 687,711 589,963 16.6%

(Manatee, Sarasota)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 543,050 476,230 14.0%

(Brevard)

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Bch 1,287,987 1,131,191 13.9%

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach 503,844 443,343 13.6%

(Volusia)

Tallahassee 363,438 320,303 13.5%

(Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla)

Punta Gorda 160,315 141,627 13.2%

(Charlotte)

Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin 192,672 170,498 13.0%

(Okaloosa)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 2,693,888 2,396,013 12.4%

(Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas)

Gainesville 260,482 232,392 12.1%

(Alachua, Gilcrist)

Panama City-Lynn Haven 165,515 148,217 11.7%

(Bay)

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 451,075 412,153 9.4%

(Escambia, Santa Rosa)

Miami-Miami Beach Kendall 2,437,022 2,253,779 8.1%

(Miami-Dade)

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 1,753,162 1,623,018 8.0%

(Broward)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; University of Florida, Bureau of Economics and Business Research